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Food Safety for Overall Health Security: Strengthening the Capacity of Food Safety Officers
"Out of 600 million of the world population that fall sick in a year from food-borne diseases, Nigeria produces about 173 million of those cases, which is up to 29% of that share in the whole world." - Dr. Andy Ukah, Associate Professor and Facilitator, SCF Project. Infectious diseases do not respect status or class. […]
The First of Many to Come: DRASA, in Collaboration with NCDC, Launches Nigeria’s First IPC e-Learning Course
In healthcare delivery, ensuring the safety of health workers and patients is paramount. Yet, without strict adherence to standard infection prevention and control (IPC) measures, this vital safety can often feel like a distant myth. IPC has been shown to prevent healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) within healthcare settings and stands as the cornerstone of a resilient […]
A Memorable Visit from the African Visionary Fund Team
On July 12, 2024, we welcomed the African Visionary Fund (AVF) team to DRASA. AVFund has been a partner of DRASA since 2022 and their unwavering support is vital to our mission. This visit gave them a firsthand look at the impact their funding enables across our program areas and this shared experience was an […]
Congratulating Newly Trained Practitioners of Basic Infection Prevention and Control (IPC)
We’ve got some great news: the first batch of trainees from the Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) Curriculum Development Project are officially certified! The partners and subject matter experts that made this possible The pilot training course was held from 23rd February to 10th March in Lagos and the 25 trainees included people from various cadres within Nigeria’s […]
Our Changing Climate: A Friendly Environment for Deadly Creatures
What do you think is the deadliest animal in the world? Answer choices are: a lion, a shark, a black mamba snake, or a mosquito? If you guessed the last answer choice, you are correct! Typically, when we think of deadly animals, we think of animals like lions, sharks, or snakes. But the mosquito is […]
Exploring the Private Sector’s Role in Health Security: A4EPR
If the Nigerian economy lost about 4 billion naira due to outbreaks in 2017 alone, how will we prevent additional losses as we continue to have more and more outbreaks? On the 6th of August, we gathered with other representatives from the private sector, the health sector, and civil society to discuss the Nigeria Centre […]
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